Virtually every crop we eat have undergone hundreds of years of genetic modification by farmers and scientist in search of desirable traits. Selective breeding and hybrid strains have contributed immeasurably to farm productivity during this time. Over the past 30 years however, genetic engineering has been revolutionized. While before, a farmer wanting to develop a frost resistant tomato would be able to breed towards one only if the necessary genes were available somewhere in tomatoes or a near relative to tomatoes, modern biological engineering techniques overcome such restrictions. Genetic traits from outside a species' gene pool, in the tomato's case from an arctic fish, can be spliced into the organism to create an entirely different species, a transgenic organism with the typical traits of a tomato and frost resistance from a fish. The most widely used method of gene splicing, recombinant DNA, uses biochemical "scissors" called restriction enzymes to cut the strings of DNA, selecting required genes. These are then "ferried" by a virus or a bacterium that infects the host, smuggling the gene into the plant's DNA. In this way scientists have been able to create slow ripening and seedless fruit, crops that grow in unfavourable conditions and are resistant to disease or herbicides and milk from cows given a genetically engineered growth hormone. The benefits of gene technology in terms of food production are enormous. The most common genetically engineered crops contain modifications that make the plants resistant to certain diseases and herbicides, or allow them to produce their own pesticides, thereby eliminating or reducing the need to spray. So-called "Bt corn," for example, contains a gene resistant to the harmful mycotoxin fungus and herbicide producers, Monsanto have created a strain of soybeans genetically modified to be unaffected by their product Roundup. The soybean farmer therefore can avoid targeting specific weeds and require just one...

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Changing characteristics of organisms is based on
changing their DNA (tech deoxyribonucleic acid;
the acid which carries genetic information in a
cell). It is being used for modifying genes in plants,
animals or micro-organisms. It is being also used
especially with food in order to improve the
nutritious quality, make less use of chemicals such
as pesticides, which proved to be extremely
harmful, and sometimes to add flavour.Geneticallymodifiedfood (GMF) is considered one of the
modern production improvements and the largest
food experiments in the world's history. However,
it is very vital to dispel misconception about the
nature of food. GMF is a mixed blessing which
has a lot of benefits but at the same time may
arouse problems. It has many good aspects, such
as making plants ripen faster, improving the
specie's taste and look, and providing Third
World countries with healthier and cheaper food.
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admiration of a lot of people, including myself,
because of its new and attractive
accomplishments, but at the same time we should
take into consideration its disadvantages and try to
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...SONG PHAN
ENG302
October 14, 2013
GeneticallyModifiedFoods
“Do not smell that cigarettes. That is poisonous”, my classmate warned me at CRC campus. At that moment, I couldn’t figure out what exactly poison is. Does it harm my health and cause death? My friend’s warning pushed me to do research about it. According to Medical Guidelines, poisoning is defined as injury or impairment of organ function or death by any substance capable of producing adverse effects. Poisoning can be acute or chronic. A poison can have local and systemic effects and can be divided into those intended for human use like foods and their additives, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, and cosmetics, and those that are not like household products, industrial chemicals, and agricultural products.
One of the most common factors that relates directly to our health is food. Obviously, we can’t live without it, but food is also a main cause of poison to harm our health. In the United States, most Americans consume geneticallymodifiedfood as daily meals. According to the World Health Organization, geneticallymodifiedfoods (GMOs) used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. These plants have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits such...

...Genetically Engineered Food Is It Safe or Not
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SCI 207
Haleh Keshtkar
17 Dec 2012
Genetically Engineered Food Is It Safe or Not
An arguable statement about genetically engineered food being the means to end hunger around the world is gaining momentum as the population continues to increase and people continue to die of starvation. In the biotech world, what is known as agricultural biotechnology, supporters believe that this could guarantee and maintain food security for the hungry. On the other hand many people have concerns over consuming genetically engineered food. Many foods on the market today contain some part of GM (geneticallymodified) food. Approximately 85% of corn, 91% of soybeans, and 88% of cottonseed are genetically engineered which are used on food for human consumption. (http://truefoodnow.org/campaigns/genetically-engineered-foods/) The question remains on whether genetically engineered food safe? Various groups do not deem biotechnology as the answer to ending world hunger but they consider poverty to be the reason for the shortage of food worldwide.
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Although geneticallymodifiedfoods arises many concerns regarding its safety and consequences of consumption, the real question posed by the society is whether these GM foods should be banned for the benefit of mankind. Even if GM foods have been known to trigger allergic reactions and toxicities, is environmentally hazardous and costly, it should not be banned because it is confirmed to be beneficial to human health, environmentally friendly...

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Topic: Genetic modifiedfoods
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...﻿GeneticallyModifiedFood
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